Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

severe pain from spinal disc

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My friend is suffering severe pain from his spinal disc.He met a pain specialists and the doctor suggested him to do Nucleoplasty surgery. Now he is little bit confused on the success of this surgery.Please help me to get informations on experiences of patients after nucleoplasty.

by Guest over a year ago

Problems with hand after acdf c6-7

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Hi Everyone, I am hoping for some insight or advice as to if we are on the right track. I had an acdf c6-7 with a zimmer bak-c Jan 2012 due to a herniated disc impinging my nerve after being rear ended. I am in a great deal of pain with still the pins and needles constantly running down my left...

by Guest over a year ago

Herniated disk, pain in right arm, numbness in fingertips

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Woke up one morning (week & 1/2 ago) had numbness in finger tips Right hand thumb, forefinger, & middle. I think i had my should pushed up under my head and arm twisted... This went on for one week then started shooting pain in arm & hand, back of hand is now numb as well. ...

by AMBAMA275337 over a year ago

Cervical fusion C-4-C-5-C-6 &C-7

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I had four disc's replaced 2 years ago . The Dr. left some screws loose. Now I am "swimmy" headed and depressed and feel weak. I am afraid to have anymore surgery. I was having severe pain between my shoulder bldes and now that is gone but my left arm is smaller and weaker that before and my lower...

by Guest over a year ago

Laminectomy disectomy L5-s1

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I had been living with back pain for several years now. Last March I slipped in the shower felt a snap and the intense pain began. I went thru an entire of pain and missy. Physical therapy months of steroid injections which only helped temporarily. My pain began from mid back to right hip and knee....

by Guest over a year ago

Cervical Spondalysis and numbness, spasms, hyperacidity

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I am 40 year male working as computer opretor. I am suffering from Cervical spondalysis from last 2 years. There is numbness in my right arm & leg,Pain in neck & upper middle back,spasm in left chest,Hyperacidity. no alloypathy medicine giving relief. Your good self requested to advise...

by AKLOVYA over a year ago

can someone explain the following to me ?thx

Hi , I had a back injury on the25/03/10. at L5/S1 the disc is narrowed and dehydrated , and there is a small posterocentral protrusion.however there is no significant narrowing of the thecal sac.the neural faramina is preserved. at L4/5 the disc is dehydrated.There is a posterocentral bulging of...

by Guest over a year ago

pain in shoulder and arm numbness

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Hi, my problem is that when I lean my head a certain way on either side the muscle that runs on the top of your shoulder gets a horrible stabbing pain and then the back side of my arm starts to hurt and then my fingers start to go numb from pinky to thumb and my whole hand is numb

by Jessica Smith over a year ago

Previous spine surgery 2 years ago

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I had severe sciatica pain to the point of not being able to walk. The pain and numbness was terrible. I saw a surgeon after having an MRI and was told it was herniated and I needed surgery. With the terrible pain I didn't ask any questions I just wanted to pain to go away. I had an...

by naval1 over a year ago

herniated disc in the neck,do i have to have surgrey or will it correct it self

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I've been having major pain in the left arm for about three weeks now,had an MRI done about a week ago,i just found out that i have two herniated disc in my neck.i work in the construction field,should i keep working or go on light duty?My Dr. didn't say.

by jseals over a year ago